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No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"The Vancouver Liberals will establish an Industrial Land Reserve, keeping jobs in the city and surrounding them with affordable housing so that people can build their careers and keep their families in our city.","source":{"label":"Published platform","url":"https://www.vancouverliberals.com/issues"},"steps":6},{"slug":"scott-gilbert","name":"Scott Gilbert","ballot":57,"party":null,"colour":null,"photo":true,"score":5,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":1,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. 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No candidate has this point."}],"steps":7},{"slug":"naomi-chocyk","name":"Naomi Chocyk","ballot":154,"party":"TrueBlue Vancouver","colour":"#1D4ED8","photo":true,"score":0,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":0,"note":"No position found by voche.me as of October 3, 2026."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No statement to read."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"steps":7},{"slug":"solomon-yi-kieran","name":"Solomon Yi-Kieran","ballot":155,"party":"COPE","colour":"#E71010","photo":true,"score":4,"max":10,"points":[{"id":"position","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"mechanism","earned":2,"note":"Stated by the candidate."},{"id":"target","earned":0,"note":"No number for what would exist or change."},{"id":"cost","earned":0,"note":"No cost or funding source."},{"id":"timeline","earned":0,"note":"No date or term milestone."},{"id":"record","earned":0,"note":"No dated public action on this issue found."},{"id":"questionnaire","earned":0,"note":"The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point."}],"quote":"I want to scrap business license fees for co-ops so that worker-run businesses have a fighting chance against wealthy monopolies.","source":{"label":"Solomon Yi-Kieran for Vancouver City Council, campaign site as archived on April 27, 2026","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20260427220646/https://www.solomonxyk.ca/"},"steps":7}]}]}